What is recorded here
Castell Oxwich was a Norman motte-and-bailey castle, likely built in the 12th or 13th century, and held by the de Briouze family or local Welsh lords. It is remembered as a strategic defensive site in the Swansea area during the medieval period.
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Photo: Pam Brophy · CC BY-SA 2.0